: ASTERN CAROLIN/ A AVIATIDN HERITAGE FOUNDATION Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation Development Committee Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1 MEMBERS PRESENT: Via Teams: Chairman Adam Persky, Tom Braaten, Barry Fetzer 2 3 MEMBERS ABSENT: Jimmie Green and Ray Dunn 4 5 STAFF PRESENT: Pam Holder, Dianna Vaccarella 6 7 A. CALLI MEETING TO ORDER 8 Chairman Adam Persky called the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation (ECAHF) 9 Development Committee meeting to order at 3:30 pm on February 4, 2025, via Teams with a quorum 10 present. 11 12 B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 13 Chairman Adam Persky presented the minutes to the committee for their review and approval. Tom 14 Braaten made a motion to approve the January 7, 2025 Development Committee Minutes with 15 no corrections. The motion carried unanimously. 16 17 C. OLD BUSINESS 18 1. Gala 2025 February. 21, 2025 19 Chairman Adam Persky noted the letter in the packet stating that NASA will not be 20 providing a guest astronaut speaker for the Gala. Pam Holder confirmed that Guy 21 Nelson has been notified and has agreed to be the guest speaker. 22 Pam Holder reported that the Save the Date notification has been resent via email with 23 new: information reflecting Guy Nelson as guest speaker. 24 An updated Potential Sponsor list was included in the packet SO that members will have 25 updated information to continue to contact sponsors. A list of committed sponsors was 26 also included. Pam Holder reported on sponsors who have committed. 27 Chairman Adam Persky reported that The Flame will be catering the event and Pete 28 Benson from Guitars Etc. will be assisting with the audio/visual during the event. He 29 also mentioned that the Challenge Coin has been received, as well as the Hover Pen for 30 a new member door prize, and reviewed the list of raffle items: airplane ride, Pepsi can 31 airplane, "The Aviators" book, gift certificate for golf. 32 Pam Holder gave an update on the Marketing Plan. 33 ECAHF Development Committee Meeting 02/04/2025 Page 1 34 2. Summer Camp, July. 21-25, 2025 35 Pam Holder reported that she has obtained information regarding a mobile Planetarium 36 as an activityduring Summer Camp. She outlined the logistics and the cost as $500 plus 37 .10 per mile for transportation. She stated she applied, with no obligation, in 38 anticipation ECAHF would like to have the planetarium but has not yet had a response. 39 She also has not yet had a response regarding the Space Station Downlink. 40 Applications were open on February 3rl and 11 students have applied to date. 41 Pam Holder stated shel had received confirmation from Betsy Gatchel of Craven County 42 Schools that they would be willing to sponsor 30 students again this year. Additionally, 43 Pam Holder requested approval to send out emails to schools offering a scholarship to 44 students in need. She mentioned typically only one or two are requested and usually 45 sponsors fund them. The committee agreed. Barry Fetzer requested the scholarship 46 funding be presented to the Board. 47 Pam Holder gave notice to the committee that she was made aware the Middle School 48 camp was not moving forward with applications. She stated she had a conversation with 49 Tonya McGhee and was notified she had not been able to find a director for the camp 50 as of yet. Pam Holder mentioned some suggestions to her and would assist as she could. 51 52 D. NEW BUSINESS 53 1. Carteret County Business Directory. Full. Page Ad 54 Chairman Adam Persky presented an invoice for a full-page ad in the 2025 Carteret 55 County Business Directory for $695 which includes both digital and print. The 56 Committee discussed if ECAHF realized a gain from the ad. Chairman Adam Persky 57 stated he liked the idea of the exposure and it is very difficult to measure any type of 58 passive advertisement and did not feel ECAHF should dial back on it. It was suggested 59 to defer to the Board and Chairman Adam Persky stated the recommendation from the 60 Committee would be to move forward with the ad. 61 62 E. ITEMS FROM THE CHAIR AND/OR COMMITTEE 63 Pam Holder reported that she was notified regarding a STEM East proposed event by Mary 64 Beth Fennell. The event would be aviation career oriented where students would be exposed 65 to aviation activities and career guidance with a possible event at TEC hosted by ECAHE. 66 Pam Holder stated logistics are still in a planning stage and Mary Beth Fennell will bring up 67 at the Board meeting. 68 69 Barry Fetzer suggested to the Committee to review the latest Newsletter and ECAHF website. 70 71 Pam Holder stated to the Committee there were visitors from New Mexico in the office prior 72 to the start of the meeting. Jenna and Mike Lanfor are interested in volunteering with 73 ECAHF and would like to attend the next Board Meeting. 74 75 F. ADIOURNMENT / RECESS 76 With no further business to discuss, Barry Fetzer made a motion to adjourn at 4:27pm. The motion 77 carried unanimously. The next meeting is scheduled for March 4. 2025. 78 79 Date approved: March 4,2025 80 Chairman Adam Persky 81 Attest! mwn 82 M 83 Dianna'Vaccarella, Recording Secretary ECAHF Development Committee Meeting 02/04/2025 Page 2